Not taking my own advice (Life in the time of Wuflu, Part 3)
Local grocery store with 3 lonely packages of toilet paper still on the shelf. Got to be honest, I haven’t taken my own advice today.…
Bet on this escalating quickly
One of Seattle’s homeless may have Wuflu. Given the proclivities of this group, I’m not betting on this being a positive. If you haven’t finished…
Old? Infected with coronavirus?
(Via the Bongino Report) Italy has a lesson for you. It’s hard math, but in a pandemic it’s nearly unavoidable. If you’re old, you need…
Eating on the cheap
Or, if you prefer, eating on what you can find in the grocery stores when a lot of people don’t have a clue how to…
Life in the time of Wuflu, Part 2
(Today is unfortunately a migraine day, so apologies if this is a bit incoherent.) A report from an area that isn’t the frontlines yet, but…
Our “Oh, shit” moment may be about to arrive
This is floating around the Intertubz today. I first picked it up at the Raconteur Report. Paragraphs may be a bit off from the original.…
Two things to read, one to watch
Sorry, back to Wuflu. Starting to appear more and more important from my perspective. First, two things at the Raconteur Report: Common Core Math Problems…
Are Amazon reviews trustworthy?
Finally, something that’s not related to Wuflu. Google the phrase “are amazon reviews trustworthy” and stand back. Seriously, you’re going to get an avalanche, and…
A visit with my mechanic, a report from Walmart, an interesting tidbit on Son and today’s bags
I stopped by my mechanic to set a time next week to get a couple of things they had found with my truck finished out.…
Treating pneumonia in an emergency
This is presented for information only. You’d really be better off in a hospital, but what if that isn’t possible? Postural drainage Basics of Postural…
Miss out on hand sanitizer?
Around my AO, hand sanitizer is right up there with wooly mammoths in terms of availability. All is not lost, however. Homemade hand sanitizer recipe.…
Bagging it (with free kitties!)
Recently I’ve posted a couple of times about stocking up in anticipation of quarantine, either self or government imposed. It’s time to start breaking down…
Life in the time of Wuflu
Via reader redclay7, I have news that North Carolina is now one of the lands of Wuflu. Someone came through the Raleigh-Durham airport (RDU) in…
Arguing guns
An excellent piece from Open Source Defense dismantling one of the logical fallacies of the anti-gun movement. While they’re 100% correct, there’s a problem here.…
So…what’s up with y’all?
Before diving in, I want to note this from Remus at the Woodpile Report: There’s no gentle way to say this, so I’ll not try.…
At least the bastard is honest about it
(Via the Bongino Report) Politicians and elections have always been available for purchase. Always. Bloomberg is just honest about buying them. “Let’s just go on…
Stocking up
Observing the news about Wuflu, I’m taking my own advice about not trying to make that panicked last minute run to the grocery store. I’m…
75 years ago today
The famous photo by AP photographer Joe Rosenthal of the second flag raising on Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima.
Keeping up on the comings and goings of Wuflu
From https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.htm Based on all the information I can find, Wuflu is irrevocably loose upon the land. While the WHO disagrees (they think there’s still time…
Will it be called the Wuflu Recession?
Or the Kung Flu recession? Really, we should get in front of this and come up with a catchy name, because it’s probably going to…
The lunacy that is California
Tyler Durden of ZeroHedge details why he is leaving California. I can only ask, “What took you so freaking long, dude?”
How vulnerable is our critical infrastructure?
This vulnerable. The name of this company ought to be released so they can be punished in the equity markets (or held up to public…
The most important thing you can read today
Possibly ever. Survivorship Bias. I never heard of it either. Much to consider, there. Here’s one to cogitate on: In self defense shootings we always…
A small victory in Virginia
A few Democrats in Virginia apparently would like to keep their jobs. Bloomberg’s gun ban rejected in Virginia with Democratic help Predictably, anti-gun politicians immediately…
The Mandate of Heaven
In China, there is an old concept known as “The Mandate of Heaven“. The short version is that the emperor must have the blessing of…
Wuflu Precautions #3
Know your enemy This started out to be a post on what you’d need if the Wuflu comes home to roost and you have to…
Wuflu Precautions #2
Liquid preps? Sweet! So the Wuflu is in your area. Seriously, it is. But let’s say it’s a little closer to home than Travis AFB,…
Wuflu Precautions #1
(I know it isn’t an influenza virus, but the name is catchy.) On an older post, commenter Robert remarked on the difficulty of buying masks…
Should I build an ark?
Asking for a friend. The Southeast has been slapped by some of the worst weather in quite a while. In my AO, this has been…